It doesn't seem to be a versatile pic - it's good as it is. There is a big contrast with the B&W and color, but that's the point of leaving only one object colored - to stand out (and you are applying a PS technique). You can cut out the dog and put him on another background too.

It doesn't seem to be a versatile pic - it's good as it is. There is a big contrast with the B&W and color, but that's the point of leaving only one object colored - to stand out (and you are applying a PS technique). You can cut out the dog and put him on another background too.

That's the issue. There's nothing abstract I can do with it because it's supposed to be a photo. I'm scared that if I change anything, my teacher will just take off a few points. And I'm not that good with cutting out objects from a picture. It's too dfficult for me

I cropped and added some light vignetting to make the eyes focus on the subject easier. Also sharpened it a bit, brought out the shadows, toned down the highlights, and added a light sepia filter. Not sure if you like it, but just food for thought.

You should have painted the toe nails pink. Instant win.
Personally, I would have went Picasso on it and just chopped it into many different pieces and blended them together, and painted it green and orange to make some crazy thayng--and called it the Abomination. Mostly because the picture is contemporary looking in it's original form, so I would've wanted to go 360 on it in the "I'm-an-eccentric-artist-don't-diss-my-art-or-I'll-throw-a-tantrum" sort of way.

Were you only allowed to work with the one picture? Because you could have meshed it with some others.

Above the photo, hit "ALL SIZES" and you'll get the 1024 resolution. You can see it's made up of many many photos and most of them are different pictures of the dog and a lot of pictures of cars, all of which were taken by me XD